—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 4,1978 114 Robert Stolzfus wins American By JOAN LIESAU ELVERSON - “It is a 50-50 farm partnership that my brother Frank and I formed January 1,1976” said Robert Stoltzfus, Elverson Rl. Robert is a 1978 recipient of the American Farmer Degree, in the area of Agri farming. Twentyone year old Robert and his brother are raising about 2000 hogs ner Estate planning saves worry HARRISBURG - Estate planning may sound like something only the rich need worry about. But unless you’re penniless, estate planning is important to you. Older persons, especially, need to relize this. Estate planning can do two things for you. It can help you keep your assets intact for your heirs. And it can help you determine how your estate is divided and managed. Without planning, you give up your say in how the assets you’ve ac cumulated are distributed; and you may wind up paying more to Uncle Sam than you leave to your spouse or children. 50...y0u need to plan. But where do you start? Make a will. Estate planners recommend it, with good reason. If you die “interstate” - without a will - your estate will be distributed according to State law, possibly in ways you would not have intended. With a will, you can provide for expert financial management, and you can FFA’er (Continued from Page 87) about going into partnership with his father, who farms a total of 490 acres, 140 of which are owned. “I’d like to stay in Lancaster County,” the young man admitted. Rohrer’s feelings about agriculture parallel his feelings about FFA and 4-H. He believes in working hard and striving to become a better producer. year, 50 beef cattle, and working 300 tillable acres. They plant 200 acres in com, 80 in small grams and 20 acres in hay. “We double crop com and soybeans and no-till in the barley fields” Robert said. The brothers dry their own com at their Meadowoode Farm. Robert does about 1000 acres of custom com bining per year using a 1977 Masey Ferguson 750. The determine who will receive your property. Some things to think about when making a will: Consider carefully whether or not you will consult an attorney. It isn’t required, but a good at torney may be able to save a substantial sum of money for you. If you do consult an attorney, be prepared for an expense which will range from $25-300 or so, if your will is not complicated. If you decide to consult an attorney, shop around for one. Name a qualified executor for your estate. The role of your executor is very im portant m proper settlement of the estate, and often becomes complicated. You will want someone in whom you have confidence. A bank can act as an executor, or you may want to consider co executors. Review your will frequently. It can be changed. Inflation, soaring property values, and other advises “Agriculture is good,” the younv man began, “somfco*»ies prices might not seem quite fair, but you just have to keep working for it ... be a better producer. But something has do be done about rising farm costs. Also, something needs to be done to slow up the development of good, prune farmland.” Robert Stoltzfus circumstances may maKe it outdated in just a few years. Some other 'points to consider: How much are you worth? Probably more than you think. Your gross estate, for tax purposes, includes all assets, including jointly owned property. If your estate is large, you may want to consider tax-saving devices such as gifts or trusts. How much do you owe? If you own property which is encumbered by a mortgage, consider insuring your debt so it is paid off if something happens to you. Such in surance is relatively inex pensive. The most important point of all: plan your estate carefully, with qualified help. If you want to learn more about planning your estate, check in your library card catalog, or in the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature, under “estate planning” before you see your banker of lawyer. partners will combine, haul and dry their custom work. “We buy feeder pigs and feeder steers and fatten them “Robert said, “but now we are starting to farrow our own” ” Robert graduated from Twin Valley High School in 1975. He was a member of the FFA chapter there. He was sentmal, vice-president, and president of his local chapter, treasurer of the Berks County FFA and in 1975-76, he served as state reporter Robert has also been the recipient of the School Directors Award, Sod and Water Management, Crop, and Livestock Foundation medals. “Frank was older than me and the things he got, I thought I could” Robert said. “But it wasn’t that easy. 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Robert has competed and won m the FFA tractor driving contest held at Kutztown Fair, he also won the regional contest but forfeited the state com petition so that he could compete for the office of state reporter. He also participated on the County livestock judging team for three years. Robert has participated m RDI Box 5, Christiana, PA 17509 (Lancaster County) Ph: 215-593-5326 degree the National Eastern Region Leadership Conference held in Washington, D.C. He also attended mid-winter and summer FFA state con ventions for four years. To publish FFA activities Robert was occasionally seen and heard on WGAL T.V. channel 8 and WCOJ radio. The son of Frank and Ruth Houck, Robert is a member of the Goodwill United Methodist Church. He is a member of the Church choir and a past president of the Church youth group. He is also a member of the Penn sylvania Farmers Association. 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